Product Description

'Let Go' is the debut album by Avril Lavigne, the Canadian alternative-rock artist whose music has been compared to that of Pink, Alanis Morrisette and Jewel, amongst others. She co-wrote and recorded the material on this release at the age of 17. The singles 'Complicated' and 'Sk8er Boi' are included.

Track Listing

1. Losing Grip
2. Complicated
3. Sk8er Boi
4. I'm With You
5. Mobile
6. Unwanted
7. Tomorrow
8. Anything, But Ordinary
9. Things I'll Never Say
10. My World
11. Nobody's Fool
12. Too Much To Ask
13. Naked

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #567 in Music
• Released on: 2002-06-17
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Self-professed skate punk Avril Lavigne sings that she'd "rather be anything but ordinary" on her debut. While the fact that she had a record deal by the age of 16 separates her from the pack, too often Let Go's lyrical shortcomings drag the teenager's musically impressive recording entrée into the realm of the typical. The catchy choruses of Let's Go are substantial, though, thanks to Lavigne's riff-driven melodies and powerful vocals, which at times adopt the unorthodox intonation quirks of fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette. The nuanced, dynamic "Losing Grip", "My World" (which perfectly captures the ennui of suburbia) and the buoyant power-pop blast "Sk8er Boi" are the collection's highlights. But Lavigne's honest yet awkward words weigh down the likes of "Mobile", "I'm with You" and "Naked". "Nobody's Fool", which displays her Pink-like take-me-as-I-am credo, hints that someday Lavigne's lyrics will match the strength of her music. --Annie Zaleski

Customer Reviews

Real, strong, and genuinely felt.
This album is filled with strong efforts. To the obvious 'Complicated', 'Sk8er Boi', and 'I'm With You', you could add 'Anything But Ordinary', 'Things I'll Never Say', and 'Mobile', all of which can be listened to over and over without them becoming old.

Avril's voice has a certain elusive texture to it which is difficult to pin down. It gives her music a certain reality or genuine-ness which conveys a sense that she is singing about things she has just felt for the first time so that they have force and impact. The sound is filled with feeling but not in a soppy or emotionally namby pamby fashion - rather in such a way as to remind you of how you felt the first time you had a certain experience.

This isn't a giant of an album, but it isn't trying to be. It conveys something deeply felt in an innocent and friendly way.

Avril is tops
she's very down to earth and real our avril. This is made clear by the songs on this her excellent debut album.

'Complicated' now a classic pop tune, she sings of her love interest pretending to be somebody he's not.

'I'm with you' loneliness, and teen angs galore here, set in a beautiful melody, that has now become a popular power ballad.

sk8erboi 'a good healthy dose of teen angst while telling the story of a girl who made a huge mistake in letting her seemingly ordinary, out of place boyfreind go.

'anything but ordinary' lyrically, she shows maturity beyond her years here as she sings of her wish to be 'anything but ordinary' lyrics go straight for the head and the heart.

First four tracks brilliant
The first four tracks tend to dwarf the rest of the album.

For me, 'Sk8er Boy' and 'I'm with You' are the best rock song/ballad combo on an album for...since the Chillies with 'Under the Bridge'.

Not sure it's worth buying the whole album for these two though, but still four stars because the other tracks are listenable, just not really classic.